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Olympic National Park |
Northern coast of Washington |
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| Olympic National Park is a unique ecosystem offering outstanding outdoor adventure opportunities. In this coastal rainforest, you will see mammoth trees and flora and fauna only found here. There are options for climbing, mountaineering, fishing, camping, backpacking, and beach combing. Even if you're not that adventurous, there are plenty of splendors to see from your car! Continue reading for more great information on Olympic National Park.
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Uniqueness - Olympic National Park is a rare place of dynamics and contrast; climate and terrain, heights and coast, wildlife and plants, peaks and rainforest. You will even find hot springs and glaciers. One clai... (click here for more)
Park and Visitor Center Hours - Olympic National Park Visitor Center is open all year. In fall and winter the hours are Thursday through Monday; 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. It is located at 3002 Mount Angeles Road, Port Angeles, WA 98362... (click here for more)
History & Statistics - In 1897 President Grover Cleveland created the Olympic Forest Reserve, a portion of which President Theodore Roosevelt designated a national monument in 1909. Olympic National Park was established on ... (click here for more)
Natural Features - Even though Olympic National Park is on a peninsula, it is similar to an island in many ways. It's been isolated from the rest of Washington for thousands of years. In the past, a vast continental ice... (click here for more)
Flora - The Olympic Wilderness is home to many species of plants and wildlife. Several of these are found nowhere else in the world. In the Olympic forests stand some of the world's largest trees, some toweri... (click here for more)
Activities in the Park - Olympic National Park offers over 60 miles of the some of the most primitive natural coastline in the 48 contiguous United States . The views of ocean, cliffs, headlands, islands and seastacks, couple... (click here for more)
Environmental Impact - Defenders of wilderness note that humans need wildland as examples of unhindered, healthy ecological processes. Humans have altered the landscape so drastically that wilderness provides a necessary ya... (click here for more)
Weather - Olympic has a moderate marine climate with pleasant summers and mild, wet winters. Summers are generally fair and warm, with high temperatures usually between 65 and 75 degrees F. Summer is the driest... (click here for more)
Rules, Regulations and Safety - Last year, there were nearly 40,000 overnight visitors to The Olympic Wilderness and countless day visitors. If we treat Olympic with respect, we can preserve its wildness and grandeur for future gene... (click here for more)
Wildlife - Olympic is home to large herds of Roosevelt elk for which Olympic National Park was established. Some animals and birds that benefit from the forest are Golden buprestid beetle, Almond-scented millipe... (click here for more)
Wildlife Warnings - Along the coast, especially at Cape Alava and Sand Point in the Ozette area, years of heavy use, feeding of wildlife and improper food storage have habituated raccoons to stealing human food. Raccoons... (click here for more)
Fees - A Single Visit Vehicle Permit allows all persons traveling with the permit holder in one single private, non-commercial vehicle (car/truck/van) to leave and re-enter the park as many times as they wis... (click here for more)
Camping - The National Park Service operates 16 campgrounds with a total of 910 sites. The following campgrounds also have associated park entrance fees: Staircase, Hoh, Altair, Elwha, and Heart O' the Hills, O... (click here for more)
Nearby Attractions - Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Olympic National Forest, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Snoqualmie National Forest, Mount-Baker Snoqualmie National Forest, Olympic Experimental State Forest... (click here for more)
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